The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 370

Inside the Tower of Thorns, the throne of Gilgamesh.

"No...!"

Bang!

Gilgamesh abruptly stood up from his seat.

His usual relaxed smile disappeared, and his face contorted in anger.

"This is unbelievable!"

What he saw through the screen he had set up was Sung JiHan writing the domination code and removing the king's commands.

Last time, the domination code was not completed and failed.

But this time, Sung JiHan's code was clearly finished.

To the point where it took precedence over the king's commands.

"How did he complete that in just a few days!"

The king's commands that descended to the surface.

From Gilgamesh's perspective, this was a significant investment with considerable bleeding.

The scale of the Tower of Thorns, located in the Tower of Thorns, had been reduced by half.

To use it as he pleased and then remove the buff like this on the last day?

Gilgamesh, whose eyes were turned upside down, swept away the throne.

Crash!

And then, the golden throne was destroyed in an instant.

He was not one to lose his temper easily.

But the power consumed this time was as great as the anger that reached the tip of his head.

By the time the throne turned to dust.

Swoosh.

Beside Gilgamesh, Dong Bangsak revealed himself.

"While you were away for a moment, did you cause trouble again?"

Seeing that Gilgamesh couldn't contain his anger, Dong Bangsak stroked his beard.

"But it seems like you failed."

"Dong Bangsak...!"

"What's the matter?"

Gilgamesh clenched his teeth and pointed his finger at the screen he had set up.

"That guy again. Oh... he completed that character. It must require a tremendous amount of vitality."

"...I see. With that guy's level, he can't complete it now. But how did he complete the character?"

"That guy seems to be growing rapidly."

While saying that, Dong Bangsak unknowingly touched the center of his beard.

He had done it several times.

"Hmm..."

Feeling puzzled by his own actions, he returned his beard to its original position, stroking it from top to bottom.

There was a way to touch the beard for thousands of years, so why did he keep touching the center these days?

"...Strange."

And he only did it when he saw that guy.

While Dong Bangsak was silently observing Sung JiHan with his calm eyes.

"If things continue like this... we'll have to complete human evolution, right?"

"Thanks to your efforts, won't evolution be possible?"

"Ugh..."

Thud.

Gilgamesh gritted his teeth as he watched the final evolution mission of humanity.

Thanks to Sung JiHan's buff, humanity, which barely surpassed a 60% win rate, finally achieved evolution.

"We did it!"

Krrrr...

The whole world began to shake.

No, more accurately, the golden tower created by Gilgamesh was destroyed.

It was being rebuilt from the ground up.

"Hmm... I wondered why I was so interested in the evolution of humanity, but they have become quite strong, Gilgamesh."

Standing in the broken tower, in the air.

Dong Bangsak looked at Gilgamesh.

From him, who was shining with golden light, the power of life was coming out much more intensely than before.

"Yes. I am the king of humanity... If they become stronger, I become stronger too."

The previous anger subsided.

Gilgamesh calmly observed his own condition and smiled slightly.

"If humanity were to make a leap to the intermediate level, you might be able to defeat me."

"That would be nice. It would be good to have a strong opponent in battle."

Dong Bangsak glanced up and down at Gilgamesh, then turned his back.

"But even if you improve to that extent, it won't be enough to be my opponent."

"...We'll see how long or short it is."

"Keep your expectations high. Then, when rebuilding the tower, I won't interfere."

Whoosh!

Dong Bangsak disappeared from his spot.

Gilgamesh looked in the direction he had left with a puzzled expression.

"What happened? The one who used to watch me so closely seems to be backing off lately."

It's a good thing he was the Holy See.

If he were a person, Dong Bangsak would have followed him everywhere, even when he slept or went to the bathroom.

But lately, intentionally or not, the surveillance had become quite lax.

"It seems intentional, but I can't miss the opportunity given to me."

Gilgamesh expanded the tower and projected a screen.

Inside, evolved humans were showing themselves.

"Let's see..."

Among them, he focused on those with slightly protruding ears.

"There are more than I thought."

A strange smile formed on his lips as he watched the people.

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[Evolved humans, what are the practical changes? Efficiency of stats increased, currently measured at 20-40 percent.]

[Cases where the body has changed overwhelmingly involve ears. There are also occasional cases of changes in eye color or protruding fangs.]

"Hospitals are empty? When evolution was taking place, many patients were naturally healed and discharged."

Humans who evolved from the lowest race to the lower race.

At first glance, there didn't seem to be much change except for a few cases.

-Something has changed, but maybe I don't feel it as much because I'm not a player...

-For ordinary people, there doesn't seem to be much difference in feeling when their stamina increases, right?

-No, no, it's amazing. My broken leg healed right away, it's amazing. Hospital bills are a breeze.

-They say that treating diseases is actually the main thing, lol.

-But there were quite a few players with protruding ears, right?

-Yeah, among players, they were quite noticeable even though ordinary people didn't have them.

For ordinary people, the most noticeable change in this evolution was the treatment of diseases.

However, players who played the game directly mostly experienced an increase in stat efficiency and showed satisfaction.

However.

Unlike many others who were satisfied with this evolution,

Those with elongated ears were crying in distress.

"Sigh... My ears just can't seem to adjust..."

And among them was Yoon Sae-ah.

She moved her ears in front of the mirror.

Then her ears perked up and moved dynamically.

Yoon Sae-ah chuckled in disappointment as she watched.

"Heh... Uncle, look at this. I can even fan myself with my ears!"

"Yeah, that's quite impressive. Stop moving and come here."

The living room of the penthouse.

Here, Sung JiHan's family, including the Shadow Queen, were present.

"Queen, can you take a look? What does Sae-ah have to do with the elves?"

"Hmm... Let me take a quick look."

The Shadow Queen reached out and carefully examined Yoon Sae-ah's ears.

"It's very faint, but I can sense traces of the World Tree Elves."

"Really?"

"The World Tree Elves were said to have conducted experiments here in the past."

"That's right! The elf wearing a mask tried to come over but failed. It was the world where the experiment took place."

Yoon Sae-ah quickly responded to the Shadow Queen's words.

This fact was widely known because the High Elves had advertised it so much.

Everyone in humanity knew about it.

Of course, except for those like Sung JiHan who knew the details.

Nevertheless, the fact that something had happened was known.

There were already rumors circulating that the people with protruding ears were a result of that experiment.

And...

"I don't know the details, but it seems like there are repercussions from that experiment. It's possible that some genetic factors related to the elves are still present in certain human races. Shall we conduct an experiment?"

Chiiing!

As she said that, the Shadow Queen lightly cut Yoon Sae-ah's back of the hand with her nail.

"Ah!"

As a result, a bloodline appeared on her back of the hand.

Ssshhh...

In the blink of an eye, the shallow wound regenerated.

"It's not as powerful as the regeneration of the World Tree Elves, but it's still significant."

With this level of regeneration, it's certain that she's not fully human.

When Sung JiHan thought that while looking at it.

"What... What is this...? Was I a descendant of the elves? But why?"

Shoosh.

Yoon Sae-ah looked around at Yoon Seojin and Sung JiHan.

"Why didn't Dad or Uncle manifest... Could it be... I was adopted?"

"What are you talking about! We were there when you were born at the maternity hospital!"

"I went with my stepfather. At that time."

"The manifestation probability of genetic factors is not strongly related to bloodline. You don't have to worry about the mystery of your birth."

"Okay..."

Yoon Sae-ah felt relieved at those words.

Yoon Seojin showed her various cases as if to reassure her.

"Sae-ah, there are many people with slightly protruding ears besides you. And where are your fangs? This person had their canines removed and got implants."

As he showed her extreme cases.

There were cases where the ears slightly protruded like a sign of weakness, or cases where the canines protruded like a wild animal, or cases where the pupils disappeared.

"Hmm, the teeth seem to be a trace of a werewolf. The eyes... various races come to mind. I can't determine who influenced them until I see them in person."

"Ah, then, besides the elves, are there other genetic factors of such races still present in humanity?"

"It seems so. It's fascinating. Traces of races that don't seem to have much connection to humanity are hidden like this."

The Shadow Queen smirked and tilted her head.

"Well, when you evolve into an intermediate race, who knows what else might pop out?"

"...You mean we'll continue to change here?"

"That's right. Your ears might even get longer."

"Ugh, I don't want them to get as long as elves..."

Ever since the corruption of the World Tree Elves, the image of elves had hit rock bottom.

But now, it seemed that their ears could also grow longer.

From the perspective of the person involved, it was not a welcome development.

"Um, Shadow Queen. Is there no way to reverse this?"

"It's a manifestation of the genetic factors of your species, so it can't be reversed. If you think the protruding ears look ugly, the solution would be to wear an artifact that can transform your body and change your ears back to their original form."

"Artifact..."

Upon hearing the Queen's answer, Yoon Se-jin immediately began searching the auction house.

Meanwhile...

"Could this be related to the experiments conducted on humans?"

Sung JiHan recalled the ancient times upon hearing the Shadow Queen's words.

The enemy tribe had been striving to create limitless races and had tested humans.

They had conducted various experiments back then.

Could it be that the genetic factors of the current sub-races in humans were also inserted at that time?

"If we evolve to an intermediate level, we might differentiate into even more diverse races..."

At the moment, even though the appearance of those who had changed was less than 0.001% of the population, it still wasn't a significant problem.

But if the genetic factors were further manifested as they evolved into intermediate races, the human race might branch out into various directions.

"Queen, would it reset if we escape from the BattleNet?"

"I don't know. I've never seen a race that has experienced evolution escape from the BattleNet."

"I see..."

"I see. Why would a race that has experienced evolution want to leave the BattleNet?"

They had already tasted evolution, so there was no reason to escape.

"I see... Who would want to escape? It would be a waste to give up honey skin and extended lifespan. It would be better to have ears come out."

"Well... Even if my ears return to normal, it would be difficult to escape realistically."

"I guess so."

Thanks to the BattleNet, they received evolutionary bonuses.

The changes brought about by the BattleNet had already made a significant impact on human society.

People were healthier than ever before, and diseases could not surpass the strengthened human bodies.

To the point where people were speculating about living to 150 years and beyond.

The changes brought about by the BattleNet were a blessing in themselves.

These physical changes were manageable.

However...

"But this is just a castle built on sand."

The changes in human evolution were only possible because of what Sung JiHan had obtained.

If Sung JiHan were to disappear, it would quickly crumble like a sandcastle.

Although they were now a lower race, humans were still weak when it came to navigating the BattleNet world.

If an opportunity to escape arose, it would be a reasonable choice to leave the game.

Even though Sung JiHan witnessed evolution, his thoughts remained unchanged.

However, a few days later, during the Space League match, a different scene was unfolding.

"Ah... The first match, Sung JiHan is banned!"

"Now, it feels like we've become a constant ban against them!"

"Did the rumors from the World Tree Elves spread? I don't know how these new races know so well how to deal with us!"

As Sung JiHan was banned, humans, who had started the game at a disadvantage, were actually turning the tide.

"Uh..."

"Players, let's push them back!"

They were actually gaining an advantage.